Renaissance Revival mahogany slant front desk, RJ Horner & Co circa 1886 three-quarter spindle gallery over fall-front carved with masque of wind god issuing scrolling foliage, with fitted interior and three lower drawers, on leaf-carved cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet; labeled 'RJ Horner & Co., Furniture Makers, 61-63-65 West 23rd Street, N.Y'. (Missing front of one pullout, nicks, scuffs and scratches consistent with age, back leg loose) H44 1/4" W34" D19 1/2" *Note: The firm of R. J. Horner & Co., established in 1886 on East 23rd Street in New York City, produced an assortment of furniture predominantly in eighteenth century, Renaissance and Aesthetic Movement styles. They often identified their products with placques nailed to the individual pieces. *Reference: Anna Tobin Di'Ambrosio, ed. MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN FURNITURE FROM THE MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR INSTITUTE. Syracuse, NY: The Syracuse University Press, 1999.